Display device



Oct. 4, 1932.

.1. E. ESTES 1,880,944

DISPLAY DEVICE Filed Dec:` l1, 1950 fJTZ/Wm@ Patented Oct. 4, 1932 UNITED STATES J. EDM'UND ESTES, OF BARRINGTON, RHODE ISLAND DISPLAY DEVICE Application filed December 11, 1930. lSerialv No. 501,585. V

My invention relates to improvements in display devices.

Hitherto in order to display sample mops it has been necessary for the travelling sales man or mop seller to either stock or carry around mop heads each entirely made up of the same type of mop yarn and thus each retail store or travelling salesman has either had to stock or carry a sufficient number of different types of actual sample mop heads to individually satisfy all of his customers. I provide a sample display mop head comprising groups of strands of different types of mop yarns with both the groups and each strand in each group arranged in side by side relationship and the mop head may be made up out of as many different groups as styles of mop yarns the seller has to sell and thus as in the embodiment shown instead of carrying around five different sample mop heads the seller need only stock or carry around one sample mop head. As the different groups of yarn are brought closer to each other than possible where employing diferent mop heads, it is apparent that the different types of yarn may be more easily compared thus enabling the salesman to sell quicker and the customer to choose quicker than formerly.

lIhese and such other objects of my invention as may hereinafter appear will be best understood from a description of an embodiment thereof such as the detachable mop head shown in the accompanying drawing.

The drawing is a perspective view of a detachable mop head showing a suitable handle therefor in dotted lines constructed in accorda-nce with the principles of my invention.

In the drawing, 10 generally indicates a sample display mop head constructed in accordance with my invention. Said mop head 10 is made up of groups 12a, 12b, 12C, 12d and 12e of different types of mop strands. With both the groups 12a, 12b, 12C, 12d and 12e and each individual strand 14 of each group arranged substantially in side by side or contiguous relationship to have the free lower ends 16. In the embodiment shown I have shown a detachable mop head of standard type in which the strands 14 are doubled over near the center 18 thereof andIprovide means to bind the upper ends 2O `of said strands together, in the embodiment shown, binding each individual doubled-over strand substantially centrally thereof. In the preferred embodiment shown, said means comprises mop tape 19 suitably secured around the center portion of the strands by .means of the stitching 22. The strands may be stitched together both underneath and overand through the tape 19 if desired. For purposes of illustration in the embodiment shown I have shown a mop handle 24 which may be detachably secured in any well known manner around the tape 19. It is obvious, however, that if desired the strands 14 may be secured directly to the mop handle as in a yacht or deck mop, a lavatory mop vor a dish mop.

In the embodiment shown the group of strands 12a consists of strands of cotton chemically rendered absorbent according to the teachings of my copending application for mops, Ser. No. 501,856 filed December 10, 1930. These strands are preferably of a standard size. rlhe next group 12b consists of entirely unbleached strands of a smaller or different size, possibly constructed out of waste. In the embodiment shown, the neXt group consists of untwisted strands made up of very ne yarns, each strand consisting of a group of smaller strands grouped'together as a lock of hair. The next group 12d consists of a group of bleached or unbleached strands of a different size and in the embodiment shown the last group 12e is shown as unbleached strands of a much larger size in which the lower ends 14 thereof may not be cut.

In the specication and claims I include the word type to include not only different sizes, but also different kinds of material or of the same material diii'erently treated to have different properties. It is thus appar# ent that I have prepared 'a novel type of display device which eliminates Vthe carrying around or stocking of a large amount of sample mop heads.

It is understood that my invention is not limited to the specific embodiment shown 'and that various deviations may be made therefrom Without departing from the spirit l and scope of the appendedelaims.

What I claim is:

l. A sample display yarn mop head made up in such form and size asto correspond in form and size with the mop head it is intended to advertise, comprising groups of strands of different types of mop .yarn with both the groups and each strand in each group arranged in side by side relationship and doubled over near the' center thereof and means binding said `strands together.A suby stantially centrally thereof.

2. A sample display yarn mop head made i upin suh ormnand size as to vcorrespond in form and lrsize Withthe mop head it is intended "to advertise, comprising groups of strands of dierent types of mop yarn Withy u bothftlie groups `and each strand of each `rgroup arranged in substantially contiguous relationship, each strand havinga free lower end and means to bind the upper portions of said strands together. i Y n v In testimony Whereof aiix my signature.

J. EDMUND ESTES. 

